John Kennedy Jr. (footballer)

John Kennedy Jr.
John Kennedy Jr.
Personal information
Date of birth	22 November 1959 (age 64)
Original team(s)	De La Salle (VAFA)
Debut	Round 6, 1979, Hawthorn vs. Carlton, at Princes Park
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1979–1991	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991.
Career highlights
	4× VFL premiership player (1983, 1986, 1988, 1989); Hawthorn Hall of Fame;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John "Kanga" Kennedy Jr. (born 22 November 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer, the son of former Hawthorn footballer and coach John Kennedy Sr. and the father of Josh Kennedy, who plays for the Sydney Swans.^[1]

Kennedy was a four-time premiership player for Hawthorn. In 1993, Kennedy was appointed as assistant coach to Peter Knights at the Hawks. In 1995, Kennedy was elected to the board of directors of the Hawthorn Football Club. He is no longer a member.

Kennedy played a total of 241 games for the Hawthorn FC,^[1] placing him 11th in the list of most club matches in Hawthorn history at the end of the 2005 season.^[2]

Kennedy is of Italian descent through his maternal grandparents.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Robinson, Mark (10 October 2009). "Josh Kennedy move the end of a family dynasty at Hawthorn". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
^ http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Haw-05.html
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

John Kennedy Jr.'s playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[HS-1] Robinson, Mark (10 October 2009). "Josh Kennedy move the end of a family dynasty at Hawthorn". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 November 2010.

[2] ttp://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/Haw-05.html

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1983 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 20.20 (140) defeated Essendon 8.9 (57), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Judge 3. Matthews (c) 7. Ayres 8. O'Halloran 9. DiPierdomenico 11. Buckenara 12. Paton 16. Wallace 17. Tuck 20. McCarthy 21. Byrne 22. Loveridge 23. Brereton 24. Knights 26. Eade 29. Greene 30. Schwab 32. Robertson 34. Kennedy 46. Mew
Coach: Jeans

v t e Hawthorn Football Club 1986 VFL premiers
Hawthorn 16.14 (110) defeated Carlton 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
2. Mew 4. Russo 7. Ayres 9. DiPierdomenico 11. Buckenara 14. Dear 15. Morris 16. Wallace 17. Tuck (c) 19. Dunstall 22. Loveridge 23. Brereton 25. Curran 26. Eade 28. Langford 29. Greene 30. Schwab 34. Kennedy 39. Abbott 44. Platten
Coach: Jeans

v t e Australian Football League • Italian Team of the Century
Full-back	Frank Curcio Stephen Silvagni Len Incigneri
Half-back	Alec Epis Anthony Koutoufides John Kennedy Jr.
Centre	Robert DiPierdomenico Ian Stewart Peter Matera
Half-forward	Peter Riccardi Alan Martello Mark Mercuri
Full-forward	Phillip Matera Saverio Rocca Brendan Fevola
Ruck	Steve Alessio Mark Ricciuto (c) Peter Pianto
Interchange	Sergio Silvagni Tony Liberatore Scott Camporeale Joe Misiti
Coach	Ron Barassi Jr.
President	Frank Costa

v t e Victorian team – 1984 State of Origin
Victoria 16.12 (108) defeated South Australia 16.8 (104), at Football Park, 15 May 1984 Western Australia 21.16 (142) defeated Victoria 21.12 (138), at Subiaco Oval, 17 July 1984
Both games	Ackerly Buckley Cunningham Evans Hawkins Healy Johnston Madden Mew Moore Pert Tuck
vs. South Australia	Bos Carroll Daicos Doull Greig Jess Kennedy Lee McCann Salmon Watson Wilson
vs. Western Australia	Ablett Ayres Daniher DiPierdomenico Greene Icke Merrett Shaw Turner Williams
Coach: Jeans

v t e Victorian 2nd XVIII team – 1990 State of Origin
Tasmania 20.14 (134) defeated Victoria 14.17 (101), at North Hobart Oval, 24 June 1990
Allison Ayres (c) Bower Condon Dear Foster Gallagher Kennedy Kerrison Knights Langford Liberatore Longmire Lyon Martyn Monkhorst Romero Toohey Wallace Wigney Wright Young
Coach: Parkin